Sri Lanka vs United States of America: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total

Sri Lanka
0.35
in 2010
United States of America
0.34
in 2010
Sri Lanka rank
10th
United States of America rank
11th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • United States of America
00.10.20.3196019852010

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.35 against 0.34 in United States of America, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 11th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0.075 0.075 United States of America
1970s 0.01 0.105 0.095 United States of America
1980s 0.015 0.12 0.105 United States of America
1990s 0.065 0.26 0.195 United States of America
2000s 0.165 0.22 0.055 United States of America
2010s 0.35 0.34 0.01 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total, Sri Lanka or United States of America?
Sri Lanka, at 0.35 against 0.34 in United States of America as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total between Sri Lanka and United States of America?
0.01, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States of America?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Sri Lanka and United States of America rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total?
Sri Lanka ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 11th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 15-19.